Well said in your column in The Citizen, April 26, 2017.
I don’t know Timothy J. Parker, but his asserted conclusions are scary in that too many like him think wealth and prosperity can be created by division. There is no principle of mathematics that supports that assertion.
We should absolutely help disadvantaged individuals, but they must be willing to help themselves as well. Too many believe they are entitled to things they do not earn.
How can they help themselves? Become educated. Learn productive skills so they can perform meaningful work and earn their keep.
Paul said it well in Second Thessalonians 3:6-12 (“For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat”).
Though not politically correct, I’m compelled to add the producing illegitimate children is not meaningful “work.” Nor is it fair to the children for many reasons, not the least of which is that the propensity to remain disadvantaged is often perpetuated.
Again, we should help the disadvantaged, but they must do all they possibly can to help themselves. If they refuse, we could spend the entire federal budget on them and it would not solve the problem.
Ben Backus
Peachtree City, Ga.
